Future of Technology

1. Future of Technology
Dr Mlungisi Cele
Actiing CEO
16 May 2018

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Fourth Industrial Revolution:
about Convergence

3. Convergence of physical, digital
and biological spheres
5/19/2018 3

4. 4
Which Paradigm?
Industrial Revolution
Source: The 4 Industrial Revolutions (by Christoph Roser at AllAboutLean.com)

5. 5
Product Lifecycle Management
Platform

6. 6
Converging Technologies
Platform
Etc.

7. 7
Aeroswift – Photonics and
Additive Manufacturing
Source: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Aerosud
Training Centre

8. 8
ICT RDI Roadmap (2013)
Source: DST and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

9. 9
ICT RDI Roadmap (2013)
Source: DST and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

10. Accelerated Capacity Building
in Data Science (DSIDE)
• Since 2014, 149
trainees
• 88% black, 31%
female
• 40+ employed at
financial, ICT and
energy companies.
• Targets for 2018/19
and 2019/20 are 60
and 70 trainees
respectively.
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Mobile Laboratory Southern
Africa (mLab)
Some of the mLab startup
graduates: GoMetro,
AftaRobot, Afroes and
Tour2.0
• In 2017/18, 26 start-ups.
• Number of youth trained in
coding skills (Skills Academy)
in last three years is 394.
• Expansion of the mLab
outside to Limpopo, Northern
Cape and Mpumalanga.
• Target to train
60/year/province for 3 years.

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– XX
• XX
GoMetro
Source: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

13. Risks of increased digitalization
Source: Shutterstock and venturebeat.com
Source: id:analytics
Trust and Security

14. IdentityAuthenticationSmartTokens
SharkTank
Cybersecurity Training
Platform
NetworkandData
Security
Concept Design Technology Demonstrators Out of Lab Demonstration Technology Packages
Name
Ear biometric acquisition
system
Name
Infant fingerprint acquisition
device
Service Delivery
Automated vehicle license
disc renewal system
Name
Smart card terminal software
SharkTank
Cybersecurity training platform
Name
Iris recognition software
Name
Signature recognition system
Name
Biometric match-on-card
solution
Name
Smart ID card applet
NAME
Fingerprint template protection
solution
NAME
Physical document signing
solution
VeristicPrint SDK
Fingerphoto processing
software
NAME
Two-factor authentication
system
BACP
Visitor identification system
Impimpi
Network intrusion Detection
system
Name
CSIR Fingerprint Processing
Library
OCT-FPAD
Contactless internal fingerprint
acquisition system
Service Delivery
Indigent management system
OCT-FPAD2
Non-destructive latent
fingerprint acquisition system
Name
Fingerprint fast matcher
Building Capabilities in
Cyber/Information security
A Focused Human Capital Development Programme in Information Security produced: 9 Undergrads, 25 MSc & 5 PhD
HCD

15. Stats on skills and shortages
Global shortfall of 2.9-million
data scientists with 1,000's
required across corporate
South Africa (Source:
Business Report). Domains
related to RIF
Industry
Artificial
Intelligence
E-Commerce
(Smart logistics)
Data
analytics
Health
Internet of
Things
Production
lines
5G Networks Telecommunica
tions
Industries that could
benefit from the 4th
Industrial Revolution (FIR)
Skills in highest demand on
LinkedIn, South Africa. (Source:
LinkedIn, 2017)
1. Statistical analysis and data mining
2. Java development
3. Network and information security
4. Mobile development
5. Perl/Python/Ruby 15
Industries and Skills Gaps

16. 5/19/2018 16
Industries Impacted by FIR

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• Digitalisation and digital disruption are a reality, and South Africa needs
to embrace this global trend or risk becoming less and less competitive
on the global stage, despite the associated risks and fears.
• The DST is currently investing in the technological building blocks of the
Fourth Industrial Revolution, and plans to develop a public-funded
science, technology and innovation plan of action over the next 12-18
months for Socio-Economic impact in the context of this revolution.
• Through smart investments in research and development, informed by
the country’s developmental challenges and societal imperatives, the
DST is helping to support South African industry to grow and create
more jobs through building scientific, technological and knowledge-
based capabilities which are relevant to the era of rapid technological
change that we live in today.
Conclusions

18. Conclusion
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NSI human capital development pipeline remain constrained:
Higher education
Increasing female &
PDIs SET enrolment
Increasing postgraduate
SET enrolment
Stagnant
undergraduate SET
enrolment (30%)
TIMSS
Low scores at no-fee
public schools Poor ECD
Low maths & science
performance
NSC/ matric
Slight improvement in
past 3 years
Maths & science passes with
50% remain low (<20%)
Declining # of female
learners passing maths
& science with > 60%
(43% & 44% in 2016)
Constrained Human
Capital Pipeline

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Enkosi
Ha khensa
Re a leboga
Ro livhuwa
Siyabonga
Siyathokoza
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